London, England (CNN) -- Each week, Global Connections takes two countries and asks you to find connections between them. In our first week, we chose Brazil and Nigeria.

Thank you for all your comments on the blog. Here are just some of the links you found between the countries, as well of some of the other highlights of the week.

Many of you, including "Mukhtar Umar," "Ikpono Utuk" and "Perpetua I Uku" noted that both nations know how to throw a good party with their colorful and vibrant carnivals.

"Daibah garba" pointed out that both countries are blessed with thick rainforests. Conservationists in Nigeria are currently trying to preserve what is left (less than 10 percent) of what was once a vast center of biodiversity.